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LINK The Democratic National Committee plans to sue Arizona over a new law requiring additional proof of citizenship to register to vote. 

What’s happening: The Democratic National Committee and the Arizona Democratic Party are planning a lawsuit over a law in Arizona that demands further proof of citizenship to register to vote, creating a bifurcated system in the state for voters casting a ballot in federal elections.

What’s this law? Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, signed a GOP-authored law last month that tightens proof of citizenship requirements to vote in the state, which is already required for elections there.

Some background on the March law, courtesy of the Arizona Republic:

"Arizona currently has about 31,000 people registered as federal-only <strong>voters</strong>. Under the new law, applications for federal forms will be scrutinized by the state for evidence of citizenship. If it was not provided, the person couldn’t vote in presidential elections or vote by mail, and officials would have to turn the names of noncitizens who attempted to register over to the state Attorney General's Office for possible prosecution."

We’ve been here before. The state lost a 2013 Supreme Court case on trying to enforce particular citizenship check rules for federal-only voters who register with a form provided by the 1993 National Voting Registration Act.

What is their complaint? The DNC contends that the law violates the 1993 law because it creates a split system for federal-only voters and imposes added burdens on federal registrants, among other things. It also makes constitutional due process claims.

snytiger6 9 Apr 30
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